Scientist and lecturer at the Institute of Physics at University of Oslo, Anja Røyne received the Brage Prize 2018 for her engaging and not least educating HUMANELEMENTS – THESTUFFOURWORLD IS MADE OF.

“What makes this book the perfect pop.science title, is the way Røyne places new knowledge in a greater context and in ongoing debates on society and our common future. It is not just a well written story about the elements, but a book about being a human being in the world of today,” wrote Åsmund H. Eikenes, Ph.D., author and lecturer.

The Norwegian comedian Are Kalvø has made it all the way to the top of the publishing mountain with CABINBOOKFROMHELL (Hyttebok frå helvete). Since release this September, the book has been on the bestseller list in Norway. If you can’t read Norwegian, don’t be sad, the book is now being translated into Dutch, German, Swedish, Estonian, Danish. And as the interest for this book is rather big, we will soon see English and Italian editions as well.

Soon kids in the US will be wearing knitted sweaters, ponchos and caps from KlompeLOMPE. This unique hobby book KlompeLOMPE. Strikk til baby, barn og voksen(2015) has made publishers and agents around the world immediately fall in love with KlompeLOMPE. Translation rights have so far been sold to nine languages. First out is the American edition Knitting for Little Sweethearts, published by Schiffer Books.

Perseus Books invited Jan Ove Ekeberg to Sofia on the occasion of 25 years anniversary for Scandinavian Studies at University of Sofia.
Plamen Totev, Ekeberg’s publisher, reports from hectic and successful days for the Norwegian visiting author.

Perseus Books have also bought Bulgarian rights to the new historical series by Ekeberg; THELASTVIKINGKING, published by Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. First volume was published to great acclaims from the critics summer 2016, The Apprentice of War. In summer 2018 Ekeberg will launch the second volume in the series, The Devil’s Horseman.

Seven Days in August by Brit Bildøen is longlisted for International Dublin Literary Award 2018. The English edition was published by Seagull Books in 2016, translated into English by Becky L. Crook (226 pp). The original Norwegian novel, Sju dagar i august, was first published in 2014 by Det norske Samlaget.The book has been widely praised in Norway and won P2-lytternes Novel Prize in 2014.

Stilton congratulates Erling Kagge with sales to Ukraine’s largest publishing house, Family Leisure Club, to Estonia’s Postimees, and to China’s Booky, who belongs to one of the biggest publishing groups in China, China South Publishing & Media Group.
Many thanks to co-agents Tatjana Zoldnere and Kristine Shatrovska att. Andrew Nurnberg Associates Baltic. and to Zoe Hsu att. Grayhawk Agency. With these sales SILENCE has now reached a total of 29 territories.

Erling Kagge’s essay Silence in the Age of Noise(2016) has sold to 26 countries since publication late September. At the moment publishers all over the world are preparing their editions of the book. In addition to these, Stilton Agency is at the moment negotiating agreements with three more territories, making this one of the most sold Norwegian non-fiction titles ever.